Hey crew,

just thought id drop a quick review on this new model from coreban.

I just got home from paddling the new Nitro 8"5.
I weigh about 77kg. and iam currently paddling a old Naish Hokua 9"3.

surf was 1-2ft glassy but slighty wobbly.
some good wall sections to be had but also a lot of flat bits.

I found the board to be really comfy to stand on.
Felt nice was balanced nice under my feet and paddle pretty good for a small wave orientated board.

Catching waves was obviously a little harder then what iam used too but all round wasn't to bad.

Biggest thing i found was how on of the board felt with changing wave conditions. (bowl sections to flat shoulders)
My naish seems to cruise through the above no problems.
You can take off deep and still have control on the flater spots or shoulder.

I found the coreban to be great in the pocket and in steeper spots but on the fatter sections it really turned off. both speed and control.

The convex deck seemed to be a little funky to throw around in the white water too.
overall the board is great in steep sections but definately not a small wave or fat wave board. If you live on the east coast and can surf beach breaks this thing would rock.

just doesnt suit my normal wave type.

hope this helped.
enjoy

Hi Joyrider. Have you arrived over my way yet?

I'm close to 7kg lighter than you, and find my Nitro's better than my 9'3 Naish over/through dead spots on the wave face. Both good boards, and have ridden both during the last week's East coast swell.

Honestly, for me, the Nitro wears me out faster when conditions are moderately choppy. Reason being reduced stability and the need for a relatively high level of effort to stay upright in the chop. But once on the wave, whether sucky or fat, big or small, I have no problem with the Nitro. But that's just me being built like mr puniverse

totally agree bro.

for me its to much hard work.

the 9"3 is easier.

iam hanging for the new fanatic range tho, i hear they're gonna be sick.

ill be up in a month

I thought it might be a little thick for a 70 kg ,i know that is what its made for , need more juice on these boards, might explain where there from s.a , where the waves are a lot more powerful than qld .

u think QLD is lacking.

come too SA metro.

"its softer then a goat boater in a river".

Hey guys,
After having my Nitro for about 6months now I can seriously say I have never had so much fun on a board. I've had this board in a range of swell sizes and it really comes to the fore on those big, heavy and hollow days. The only problem I find is that it's essentially an oversized thruster.... often placing you smack bang in the line-up between other short board riders, because those are the type of waves it needs. As I'm sure you'd understand it has not made me very popular at my local break. Bitter sweet I guess. Respect

Have a look at changing you your fin set up.

Contact Woogie Direct if you need help or advice on what to use.

corebanqld.blogspot.com/2011/05/coreban-sup-surf-tips.html

corebanqld.blogspot.com/2011/06/coreban-sup-quick-gear-tip.html

I rode the Nitro this morning in small perfection. The standard fin set up, with the centre fin in the centre of the box, is excellent. But when paddling back out,there was a fair bit of backwash and surface turbulence. This meant I had to be right on the sweet spot for paddling, relaxed in my body, and paddling with smooth technique. Moreso than a bigger, wider board. Yes, I fell when paddling now and again when hit by a bit of sneaky wash. But so did my competent fellow Sup surfer- Gumballs- on his 10'6 naish. But the Nitro was excellent on the wave face, in the pocket, on the flats. A superb surfing SUP.

I was in Hawaii a coupla weeks ago, and would've liked to have had the Nitro over there. The summer surface conditions are pretty smooth compared to back here at Maroubra. The board would've been insane in those conditions.

So Joyrider, if you'd like to meet up, let me know via the Seabreeze message service.

Guy S, I did meet some Coreban riders in the surf on Maui. Rick was one of them, a cool guy from Kihei area.